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National Grid Data Engineer Interview Questions

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PipelinesStart here. 22 questions · ~186 min
Terraform for Data Platform PipelinesEasy

Design Terraform-based infrastructure as code for AWS data pipelines with reusable modules, secure state management, CI/CD, and drift control.

InfrastructureToolsOrchestrationNational Grid
Handle PySpark Data SkewMedium

Approach for detecting and mitigating skew in PySpark pipelines using partitioning, join strategies, and runtime monitoring.

Data Qualitypysparkdata skewnessNational Grid
Star vs Snowflake SchemaEasy

Compare star and snowflake schemas in a warehouse pipeline, including structure and transformation trade-offs.

snowflake schemastar schemaData ModelingNational Grid
CI/CD in Data PipelinesEasy

Explain what CI/CD means and why it matters for reliable, repeatable pipeline delivery in DevOps.

InfrastructureOrchestrationQualityNational Grid
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Large-Scale Data Manipulation in PythonMedium

Tests practical use of Python data tools for scalable transformations.

Hash TablesArraysMatrixNational Grid
SQL for Top Energy RegionsMedium
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Rank regions by monthly energy consumption and return the top three ranked regions for each month.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRankingNational Grid
Optimizing SQL Query PlansHard

Tests query optimization skills and ability to improve performance for large analytical workloads.

Window FunctionsJoinsAggregationsNational Grid
Changing Course Mid-ProjectMedium

Assesses decision-making, adaptability, and execution under changing project conditions.

adaptabilityProject ManagementNational Grid
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